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Only a few years ago, people thought that the older American cities were dying. Some city residents now see a bright, new future. Others see only problems and conflicts. One thing is sure: many dying cities are alive again. [助读词汇] be similar to和……相似 reflect 反映 decrease 减少 increase 增加 resident 居民 for rent 供出租 conflict 冲突 professional 职业的 What does the author think of cities all over the world? A. They are alive. B. They are hopeless. C. They are similar. D. They are different. 解析：C细节理解题。由文章的第一句American cities are similar to other cities around the world判断。 2. Why did American city residents want to live in the suburbs after World War II? A. Because older American cities were dying. B. Because they were richer and needed more space. C. Because cities contained the worst parts of society. D. Because they could hardly afford to live in the city. 解析：B细节理解题。由文章第二段的中的city residents became wealthier. They had more children so they needed more space可以判断。 3. According to the 4th paragraph, a great many poor people in American cities ____. A. are faced with housing problems B. are forced to move to the suburbs C. want to sell their buildings D. need more money for daily expenses 解析：A细节理解题。由第四段的Countless poor people must leave their apartments in the city because ...可知。 4. The underlined word “shift” (Para.4) probably means “ ____ ”. A. reduction B. Explosion C. growth D. change 解析：D词义猜测题。由第三段的They continue to move to ...Many young professionals are moving ...可推出shift的意思为“改变”。 5. We can conclude from the passage that ____ . A. American cities are changing for the worse B. people have different views on American cities C. many people are now moving from American cities D. the population is decreasing in older American cities 解析：B推理判断题。文章最后一段讲述了两种不同的态度, 由此推知答案是B。 （B） [2009全国] Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “It’s a we